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On Good Friday, President Trump posted a victory lap on Truth Social. 186,000 private sector jobs added in March. Trade deficit down 52%.
Crypto analyst Lark Davis isn’t buying it.
Yes, March jobs were a rebound – about 178K overall, 186K private sector. But February lost 133,000 jobs. The three-month average sits at just 68K per month. The gains were concentrated in healthcare and construction, and manufacturing didn’t roar back.
The trade deficit figure sounds dramatic until you remember last year’s baseline was inflated by companies front-loading imports ahead of tariff announcements.
The Jobs Number Didn’t Move Retail Into Crypto
While Trump is celebrating the economy, Bitcoin retail participation hit its lowest level since 2017.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost flagged the data this week: shrimp inflows, wallets moving less than 1 BTC to Binance, have dropped to a 30-day moving average of just 332 BTC – which is the lowest reading since Binance launched. Darkfost describes it as a structural decline, not a temporary dip.
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Where Did Retail Actually Go?
They didn’t disappear from markets entirely, but they rotated. Some retail investors, according to Darkfost, may have moved into equities and commodities, both of which have delivered stronger performances in the current macro environment.
A March 2026 survey of 2,660 retail investors by Finimize found planned crypto allocations had fallen to 21%, down from 29.5% the previous quarter. ETFs and commodities both rose.
Bitcoin is trading at $66,931 today. The S&P 500 is down 4.30% year to date but still drawing retail interest. Crypto is not.
History Says This Silence Has a Pattern
CryptoTice isn’t bearish about it.
Trump’s jobs number tells one story about the economy. Bitcoin’s on-chain data tells another about where regular people are putting their money right now.
Both can’t be right for long.
Source: https://coinpedia.org/news/trumps-jobs-report-update-vs-bitcoins-worst-retail-participation-in-9-years/
